A pair of great catches by Little and Gordon move the ball inside the Boy’s 20.

Shurmur will go for the FG and hope to get the ball ball.

Bad call on the 4th down fade pass to the TE. Should have given Weeden a pass run option. I can not remember the last time a fade worked for the Browns. SHURMUR WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

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Great stop by the D gives the Browns the ball in good field position

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Great throw by Weeden gives the Browns a 20-17 lead. But cheer up draft fans, they will still not win.

=cl 20 da 17 1:07 left

Fouls by the D give the Boys a field goal.

-DA 20 CL 20 OT

Romo takes the Boys right down the field.

Robertson gets the sack but Romo recovers for the 1ST

The Browns get off the field but not soon enough.

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“Great” call by Shurmer results in a 3 and out and a punt.

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TOLD YOU WE WOULD FIND A WAY TO LOSE.

Final thoughts:

As a coach the worst thing that anyone can say is the coach took away our chance to win. By getting too conservative, Shurmur ended the chances of the team to win. He should not be permitted to continue to call plays. In the 2nd half the difference was the number of 3rd and long situations the Browns faced. The Boys made adjustments and the Browns were not able to understand what was happening and adjust themselves.

When you look in the eyes of TRich and the other young players used to winning, you see a frustration that is going to drive them to leave when their deals expire. THAT will kill any chance the team will ever become competitive.

Shurmur needs to be fired now so that the team doesn’t lose all hope for the season.

That’s what I think. Tell me what you think.

Bill Smith is a former coach of several semi-pro teams, has officiated both football and basketball, done color on radio for college football and basketball and has scouted talent. He edits https://fryingpansports.com. He has also published several novels onand a non-fiction work at http://www.merriam-press.com/.